The expectations are sky-high for LSU football in 2023. Indeed, last season’s resurgence has resulted in a gauntlet of award watch list honors.
Harold Perkins Jr. and Omar Speights are the latest Tigers named to a prestigious college football award’s preseason watch list. The LSU football defenders are two of the eleven SEC linebackers appearing on the list that seeks to award the top linebacker in college football.
Perkins is arguably the favorite to win the Butkus Award. The sophomore is coming off a breakout season in which he totaled 39 tackles, 7.